Serious question. I had a friend born and raised near Seattle who I invited to come on a float trip in southeast Missouri. Her mind was blown that this is a thing people do - drinking and making a ruckus while floating down a river.

In MO, this is just a thing that people do. At least in rural areas. I had no idea it was regional. So, how far across this region does the concept of float trips go?

  • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
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    The rivers in western Washington tend to be cold and fast, full of rocks and rapids. As they widen and slow closer to the ocean they start winding through cities or industrial parks. Nobody’s taking a casual float out there.

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      I always wanted to float when I lived in renton but the river looks like this.

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        You could claim you took this pic in the Ozarks and no one would bat an eye, other than the building in the background.

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          you’d end up in a boeing plant or something weird like that